EP 3970653 B1 20231129 - DEVICE FOR NON-INVASIVE PREVENTIVE CLEANING OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNT SYSTEMS
Title (en)
DEVICE FOR NON-INVASIVE PREVENTIVE CLEANING OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNT SYSTEMS
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG ZUR NICHTINVASIVEN PRÄVENTIVEN REINIGUNG VON SHUNT-SYSTEMEN FÜR ZEREBROSPINALFLÜSSIGKEIT
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF DE NETTOYAGE PRÉVENTIF NON INVASIF DE SYSTÈMES DE DÉRIVATION DE LIQUIDE CÉPHALO-RACHIDIEN
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 20382831 A 20200921
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP3970653A1] The device is related to the prevention and management of the most common complication in neurosurgical patients of hydrocephalus with implanted shunts (composed of a valve and catheters) based on optical and thermal image-guided ultrasound focusing for removal of accumulated debris, clearing obstructions and improving cerebrospinal fluid flow through implanted catheters and valves. It comprises emitters (1), with simultaneous or synchronized emission, an ultrasound generator (3), that excites the emission of ultrasound from the emitters (1), and a container (9), containing the emitters (1) and a fluid which matches ultrasound propagation from the transducers (1) to the skin of a patient, when the container (9) is placed over the head of the patient, centered in the targeted area of the cerebrospinal fluid shunt system (10). The device can also comprise an optical imaging unit (5), connected to the emitters (1) for monitoring skin temperature of the patient and guiding the emitters (1).
IPC 8 full level
A61B 90/70 (2016.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61B 90/70 (2016.02); A61M 27/006 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00446 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0019 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0004 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0078 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0086 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3970653 A1 20220323; EP 3970653 B1 20231129; EP 3970653 B8 20240110; EP 3970653 C0 20231129; ES 2972017 T3 20240610; WO 2022058609 A1 20220324
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 20382831 A 20200921; EP 2021075911 W 20210921; ES 20382831 T 20200921